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The Malaysian Insight provides an unvarnished insight into Malaysia, its politics, economy, personalities, and issues of the day, and also issues sidelined by the headlines of the day.
The Malaysian Insight
2M ago
国家反毒机构(AADK)总监鲁斯林表明,“迷幻蘑菇”电子烟液实际上是合成大麻,其中派对文化导致青年滥用毒品的问题日益严重。
他指出,在对50 ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
2M ago
根据全球数码旅游平台Agoda发布的“崭新旅游地点”(New Horizons)榜单,停泊岛(Perhentian Islands)正迅速成为国际游客探索马来西亚的“必打卡”目的地。
与此同时,莎阿南(Shah Alam)在国内旅客心中脱颖而出,而印尼的巴淡岛(Batam Island ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
3M ago
THE owners of Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur have denied media reports saying the hotel is for sale for nearly RM700 million.
Ampang Hotel Sdn Bhd chairman Sallehuddin Mohamed said the 581-room hotel is not on the market ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
3M ago
WANITA DAP chairman Chong Eng and Kepala Batas strongman Lay Hock Peng are the surprise candidates for the upcoming Penang DAP election.
Despite being dropped in the state election last year, Chong Eng continues to retain a level of influence and is now among the 32 candidates who garnered adequate nominations to contest.
Lay is the DAP Veterans national committee chairman, and despite his advanced years, he remains in the fight too.
The list of 32 candidates was made public today by the state DAP secretariat.
Among the notable names missing were Bukit Bendera MP Syerleena Abdul Rashid and ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
5M ago
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s surprise announcement on a proposed new law to allow house arrest in his Budget 2025 speech on Friday has raised eyebrows.
At present there are no legal provisions allowing prisoners to serve their sentences under house detention ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
5M ago
THE Health Ministry has received a Budget 2025 allocation of RM45.27 billion, the second highest after the RM64.1 billion granted to the Education Ministry. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in his speech, urged the ministry to address the poor condition of public hospital facilities, including public toilets.
The budget also increases the on-call allowance for public service doctors from RM55 to RM65 per hour, addressing a long-standing request from healthcare personnel ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
5M ago
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim today tabled his unity government’s Budget 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat, allocating a record RM421 billion for next year’s federal spending plan, a 3.3% increase from the sum spent this year.
Anwar, who also serves as finance minister, said Budget 2025 aims to further boost economic growth while ensuring justice for the people. It is the third budget from his government and the final one in the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025 ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
5M ago
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim has agreed to consider a request for land titles from Kampung Tambisan folks residing on Felda land in Lahad Datu.
He was informed by Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor that a 400-acre native customary land request had been sent by the village folks for many years.  ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
6M ago
DURIANS, pineapples, and now rock melons have become priorities to the Malacca government due to the demand for them from Chinese and Indian tourists.
Whilst the state government is agog over buzzing cash registers courtesy of foreign tourists, Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh has yet again been taken to task for being reckless with Malacca’s historical facts, as seen in the state’s newly erected signboards around the Unesco heritage site.  ..read more
The Malaysian Insight
6M ago
GLOBAL Ikhwan Service and Business Holding (GISBH) on Saturday revealed that earlier there had been cases of sodomy in the organisation.  ..read more